Egg-box.



EGG-BOX.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 19115.

Application filed May 20, 1914. Serial No. 889,805.

- T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. GAvlN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the County of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to egg boxes preferably formed of paper board or paper stock and designed to contain one dozen eggs, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a paper box of the desired size made from a single sheet of paper-board or paper stock of light weight and provided with two trays for holding the eggs firmly in positionin the box in a manner so that they will not be readily broken.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paper carton or box made from a single piece of paper stock and provided with folded portions held together by interlocking tongues, and a tray-located in the bottom of the box for holdlng the eggs upright, and a separate tray adapted to be placed in the box to engage the eggs at a point near the smaller end thereof, and said latter tray being held firmly in position by the cover when it is connected to the box.

The above and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a plan view of a blank from which the egg box is made, and Fig. 2 is a sectional View on a larger scale showing the egg tray with three eggs in place in the tray and the cover of the box closed.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the bottom of the box, 2 is the top or cover, 3 is the back of the box and 4: is the front thereof. The bottom 1 isprovided with end flaps 5 adapted to be folded on the scored line 6 and said flaps each being provided with a Z-shaped slit 7 at each end thereof. The back 3 is provided with arrow headed tongues 8 adapted to be folded on the scored lines 9 and said tongues adapted to be inserted in the slits 7 at the side of the bottom 1. The front 4: is also provided with locking tongues 10 of similar form adapted to be edges 18.

folded on the line 11 and inserted in the slits of the bottom 1. The front 4 is folded on the line 12 and the back 3 is folded on the line 13, while the top or cover 2 is folded on the line 14: and at the sides on the lines 15 a flap or tuck 16 is formed on the front edge of the top or cover 2. The side member 17 may be omitted if desired. The side portlons 17 are provided with inclined outer The box when folded is provided with a tray 19 placed Within the box and havlng down-turned flanges 20 which rest upon the bottom 1 of the box and supports the tray 19 at slight distance from said bottom, so that the eggs at placed therein.

will not touch the bottom of the box in handling. The cover 2 when folded has its flap l6 bearing against the upturned flange 21 of the upper tray 22, while the rear flange 23 of the tray 22 extends to near the top of the box and is held firmly in place by the top 2 resting thereon and the flange 16 resting upon the flange 21. The trays 19 and 22 are provided with alining apertures or seats for the eggs at. In order to remove the eggs from the box, the tray 22 must be first removed after the cover 2 is thrown back. Then the eggs may be removed without disturbing the tray 19.

Changes may be made in the relativ dimensions of the parts and in the construction of the trays and box without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claim.

What is claimed is A paper egg box formed from a single blank having downwardly extending exten' sions on the free edges of the cover, said extensions engaging the inside of the box when the cover is closed, upper and lower trays having alined apertures for the receptlon of eggs, the lower tray having integral downwardly extending members on its front and rear edges, said members engaging the bottom of the box, thereby holding said tray spaces from the bottom of the box, similar members on the upper tray extending upwardly from the'front and rear edges thereof, the rear member extending to the top edge of the box, the front member 100 being of less height than the rear member and extending short of the top of the box, whereby the downward extending extension on the front edge of the cover of the box engages the upper edge of the front member of the upper tray, and the rear member engages the rear portion of the cover when said cover is closed, thereby holding said tray in a firm position and the side extension of the cover preventing lateral movement of said cover.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. JOHN E. GAVIN.

Witnesses:

LEO P. GALLAGHER, LEO B. Comm. 

